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Veterinary Clinics to Be Hit by Obamacare

Those who know me know that I love animals. Especially dogs, and especially my own lab Virgil, but overall, I am just an animal lover. Until recently, I could keep politics out of my love of animals, but it looks like Obama has found a way to stick his nose into that aspect of my life as well. Thanks to Obamacare, it’s now going to cost me more to take Virgil to the vet. The culprit? The medical device tax.

This 2.3% tax applies to things like x-rays, ultrasounds, and laboratory equipment. Since in many cases vets use the same machines as those used on humans, they still need to pay the tax. As for that 2.3%, “That may sound trivial but if a device costs $30,000 to $40,000, it is not a trivial expense” said Dr. Douglas Aspros, former president of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). The argument for this tax was that the influx of new patients would cover the additional costs. As Obamacare doesn’t mean more coverage for pets or more pets having access to health care, that argument doesn’t apply to veterinary practices.

They are now working with those who make business devices to have the tax repealed. Aspros recently said “We are not getting any more patients from the Affordable Care Act, and we should not be pulled into this...This is an additional expense ... and we do not need to bear this burden on top of an already stressed environment." In fact, as higher prices are passed on to the pet owners, veterinary practices could see a decrease in revenue. People will likely skip trips to the vet or forego preventative care and vaccinations to save money in this tough economy. Not only that, but this will hurt animal shelters, who normally get a discounted rate with veterinary clinics. Now, animals will be at an increased risk for euthanasia.

One would like to think that at some point the insanity would end. However, like those who have previously experienced totalitarian governments can attest - there is no end to what ultimately becomes ruthlessness and total subjugation.
For now it seems to be ineptness and stupidity but unfortunately we are already well past that point.

Grasping at straws? Really? I guess you don't know anything about veterinary medicine or what it takes to run a vet clinic. I do. This is going to hurt us with equipment purchases. It also will mean more money for diagnostics, and hinder the ability to hire more people by me and others like me. Obama is a country destroyer. I see less and less people coming through the door at my animal hospital. Why? They are broke. No money. You "progressives" are so completely stupid.

Of all the health care issues facing policymakers, the “pre-existing conditions problem” may be the most difficult to solve. What are pre-existing conditions? They’re simply long-term ailments that make it more difficult or expensive to purchase health insurance.

With the constitutional merit of the Obamacare mandate unraveling daily before our very eyes, the liberal talking points of bloggers, pundits, and politicians attempting to justify Obamacare from both a constitutional and a practical standpoint seem to be getting more and more ludicrous and far-fetched. These ridiculous talking points being recycled among liberals are a sign of their growing desperation as Obamacare consistently fails to stand up to scrutiny from freedom loving Americans. Thus, I have taken an

The provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that requires health insurance companies to let children stay on their parents’ policy up to age 26, has recently figured prominently in the news. Most Democrats enthusiastically support it, and a few Republicans do as well, arguing that it has already helped 2.5 million young adults gain health insurance, and will “help” many more in the future.

Fellow activists and bloggers:Here's a handy list of some of the very best right-of-center experts and resources on ObamaCare and health policy. (I've purposely avoided including experts who are already well known, in favor of ones who deserve to be better known.)If you know of someone who should be added to this list, or would like to update this information, just send me an email at dclancy@freedomworks.org. Dean

While being interviewed by a progressive author for a book about conservatives a few years ago, I was asked why I thought the government shouldn't be running health care in America. I replied that it wasn't so much that I thought it shouldn't but that I thought it couldn't, at least with any semblance of efficiency or cost-effectiveness.

Mitt Romney has reportedly chosen an Obamacare proponent to lead his transition team. Romney's attempt to soft-pedal the choice of former Bush appointee Mike Leavitt to the important post shows an understanding of how controversial the pick might be.